Horses on the Camargue by Jenny Harris

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An extract from Horses on the Camargue by Roy Campbell “Racing spray-curled, like waves before the wind, Sons of the Mistral, fleet as him with whose strong gusts they love to flee Who shod the flying thunders on their feet and plumed them with the snortings of the Sea” It’s a beautiful poem, well worth a read.

A beautiful painting !! Goes so well with Campbell's words!!

Beautiful painting Jenny.

It’s a beautiful painting Jenny really good detail on the horses to define the muscles etc .

Horses seem to be catching on Jenny; a lovely picture.

This is lovely and thanks for the link on the poem, a beautiful piece of creativity

Very fine work, Jenny.

Please do another version Jenny, it’s such a beautiful painting. The tones describing the flexing of muscles, shape and form are excellent.

Many thanks for the encouraging comments!

Lovely watercolour of a beautiful subject.

Your horses are very striking and I remember the poem from school.

Many thanks Andrew and Diane!

Beautiful horses on the Camargue and expressed very well indeed along with the poem by Roy Campbell.

Thanks, Angela!

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15/03/2026
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Watercolour 8” x 8”. Another very old one - inspired by my favourite poem ‘Horses on the Camargue’ by Roy Campbell. I did actually (perhaps rather hastily) bin this as there was quite a bit I wasn’t happy with but could probably have fixed. I may try another version later.

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Jenny Harris

I paint mainly in watercolour, often including other media such as pen and ink, pastel or collage. My main interest is in colour and design and most of my work is quite stylised and often illustrative. I enjoy experimenting with acrylic inks, particularly using cling film to create texture, and…

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